diff --git a/doc/source/overview.rst b/doc/source/overview.rst
index 4443428ca6c9b..f86b1c67e6843 100644
--- a/doc/source/overview.rst
+++ b/doc/source/overview.rst
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ pandas possible. Thanks to `all of our contributors <https://github.com/pandas-d
 If you're interested in contributing, please
 visit `Contributing to pandas webpage <http://pandas.pydata.org/pandas-docs/stable/contributing.html>`__.
 
-pandas is a `NUMFocus <https://www.numfocus.org/open-source-projects/>`__ sponsored project.
+pandas is a `NumFOCUS <https://www.numfocus.org/open-source-projects/>`__ sponsored project.
 This will help ensure the success of development of pandas as a world-class open-source
 project, and makes it possible to `donate <https://pandas.pydata.org/donate.html>`__ to the project.
 
diff --git a/doc/source/whatsnew/v0.17.1.txt b/doc/source/whatsnew/v0.17.1.txt
index d5ed0503d9ee3..6e5e113e859d7 100644
--- a/doc/source/whatsnew/v0.17.1.txt
+++ b/doc/source/whatsnew/v0.17.1.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ v0.17.1 (November 21, 2015)
 
 .. note::
 
-   We are proud to announce that *pandas* has become a sponsored project of the (`NUMFocus organization`_). This will help ensure the success of development of *pandas* as a world-class open-source project.
+   We are proud to announce that *pandas* has become a sponsored project of the (`NumFOCUS organization`_). This will help ensure the success of development of *pandas* as a world-class open-source project.
 
 .. _numfocus organization: http://www.numfocus.org/blog/numfocus-announces-new-fiscally-sponsored-project-pandas